946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will recognise that the level of tax paid by home support health care assistants is forcing many such workers to leave the profession; if he will recognise that this is having a detrimental impact on families who depend on such home support services,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25763/26]
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947. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the incentives he plans to introduce to alleviate the tax burden on home support health care assistants as means of addressing the retention crisis in the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25764/26]
2206. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of care workers currently working under the home support scheme in each county, in tabular form. [45091/25]
2207. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently in receipt of the home support scheme in each county, in tabular form. [45092/25]
2208. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the number of care workers currently working under the home support scheme is adequate to provide the full number of care hours approved for all recipients of the scheme; the steps she will take to address any such shortfalls identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45093/25]
2267. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if it is the policy of her Department and the HSE that home care workers directly employed by the HSE must retire on reaching 70 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20018/25]